Quantara Pan Pacific Equities Investment Mandate

Quantara provides investors with access to our proprietary investment philosophy through our investment fund, the Pan Pacific Equities Investment Fund. This is a “done-for-you” solution that provides an actively-managed investment account service to investors wanting capital growth over a minimum time frame of 5 years.

Investors in the Fund all have individual accounts, separate from other investors. Investments are owned by the investor, under a custodial arrangement, unlike a unitised managed investment fund where investors hold units in the Fund itself.

The Quantara Managed Investment Account service is designed for investors who:

• Would like capital growth from their investment;
• Have at minimum investment time frame of 5 years;
• Have at least $200,000 to invest;
• Would like exposure to International and Australian listed companies and ETFs;
• Are comfortable with the risks of investment in domestic and international listed companies;
• Are seeking investments that aim to perform better than the market over the medium to long term;
• Want to maintain beneficial ownership of their underlying investments – and accrue all income and gains directly

Benefits

• Unique investment selection methodology combining quantitative, fundamental & technical analysis
• Focused on a fixed return target - not an index
• Mechanical and rules-based investment decisions
• Segregated account and beneficially held investments in your own name (custodially-held)
• Available for investment by Individual, Company, Trust or SMSF accounts
• Complete transparency on investments
• Monthly portfolio valuations and performance reporting
• Monthly redemptions available

The Fund operates multiple strategies within the portfolio, and can invest in Australian as well as US-listed securities. Although it is a long-only Fund, it can invest in contra-ETFs that allows it to take advantage of all market conditions.

Quantara provides investors with a unique scientific approach to investment management.

We call it Quantamental – because we use proprietary Quantitative and Fundamental analysis techniques to identify what to buy.

We then time our entries and exits using Technical analysis strategies that measure trend and momentum to identify when to buy, and when to sell. This approach is a refreshing alternative to traditional active managed funds - which have largely been proven to underperform over the long term. It is also superior to the passive “buy-and-hold” funds, or those that follow indexes, as these expose investors to large losses during bear markets and corrections, though past performance is not always indicative of future performance.

Our investment philosophy is based on our belief that investors can achieve superior riskadjusted investment returns in 5 ways:

1. A Core & Satelite Approach

We use a selection of Australian and US listed index ETFs and LICs to form a stable and actively-managed "core" to our portfolio. This provides us with a strong base for outperforming the market.

We then blend this with a selection of strategies that are lowly-correlated and act as "satellite” portfolios which create alpha (outperformance) for the overall Fund, though there is no guarantee that there will be outperformance.

2. Active Asset Allocation

Asset allocation has been proven to deliver 65% of portfolio performance1. We have taken this concept to the next level by actively managing the Asset Allocations within our portfolio by adjusting our allocations to various asset classes according to our assessment of market risk.

This allows us to increase exposure to growth assets when quantitative evidence shows signs of meaningful appreciation, as well as reducing overall portfolio exposures when we see signs of potential deterioration. As a result, it reduces the probability of experiencing large portfolio drawdowns during periods of sustained market downtrends. [1 Staub & Singer 2011 ‘Asset Allocation vs. Security Selection: Their Relative Importance' (2011)]

3. Limiting Investment Risk

We utilise strict risk management criteria to manage individual investment risk, which in turn allows us to control portfolio drawdown when markets become volatile and therefore reduces our investment exposure during large market downturns. This allows us to preserve capital, and be in a position to take advantage of new opportunities at the right time.

4. Superior Investment Selection

By using our proprietary combination of Fundamental, Quantitative and Technical analysis, rather than any one of these methodologies alone, we are able to find investment opportunities that have a high probability of outperformance.

5. Removing Emotion

Our investment decisions are signalled using computerised formulae - which goes a long way to removing the emotional aspect of investment selection and management, and the associated behavioural mistakes or biases this creates.

Before investing in the Fund, it is important that you understand the Fund structure as well as the security of your investment funds.

• The Quantara Pan Pacific Equities Investment Fund is a sub-fund of an unlisted, registered managed investment scheme called the Managed Investment Account Service (MIAS), which is owned and administered by Primary Securities Ltd, who also act as the Responsible Entity for the Fund.
• Primary Securities Ltd have appointed Quantara Asset Management Pty Ltd to manage the Fund according to our mandate – and they will oversee that we do what we say we will
• When you invest in the Fund, Primary Securities will open a trading account with Interactive Brokers. Your investments and funds will be held under a custodial arrangement by BNP Paribas Australia.

The Quantara Pan Pacific Equities Investment Managed Account Service ARSN 164 487 389 is a registered managed investment scheme that is managed by Quantara Asset Management Pty Ltd, ABN 97 658 495 026, a corporate authorised representative of Australian Financial Service Licence No 422704.  The Responsible Entity for the scheme is Primary Securities Ltd ABN 96 089 812 635, holder of Australian Financial Services Licence No 224107.

This website is intended to provide general information only, and has been prepared without taking account of your objectives, financial situation or needs. Please read this document in conjunction with Quantara Asset Management Pty Ltd’s Financial Services Guide (FSG) and the relevant Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) for the investment platform.

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Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.  While our methodology is based on sound economic and investment principles, there is no guarantee any of the investment objectives will be met in the future.  Forecasts and backtests used in this presentation are intended as a guide only. They are predictive in character and as such may be affected by inaccurate assumptions or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties and therefore may differ materially from results ultimately achieved.

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